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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-03-11, Page 5THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1971. , ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS WINTER AT GRAND BEND - When the snowy blasts of winterhit this area of Western Ontario, the popular summer resort of Grand Bend is no different than any other place, as can be easily seen in the three photos above. Top photo shows one of the many food stands which are closed for the winter months, while the two bottom photos show activity at the water front and the pier. Only a few people can be found along the beach at this time of year, compared to the many thousands during the hot summer weather. ews f EXPLORERS The Explorer Group of the United Church met last Tues- day evening with acting presid- ent Mary Ann Kalbfleisch, in charge, who read the scripture lesson. Prayer was given by Tanis Chuter. Sylvia Wilson read the minutes and the roll call was answered by naming a favourite hymn. Miss Bonnie .Dowson took up the offering and it was dedicat- ed by Anne Marie. Heard. The financial report was read by a and District Tanis Chuter. The Explorers are sponsoring an eight-year- old Chinese girl Po Lin, of Hong Kong. . Misses Bonnie Dowson and Mary Ann Kalbfleisch each received their second Blue S tars; Beverly Cantelon and Sylvia Wilson received their second Gold Stars. Miss Beverley Cantelon taught the group to sing "This is my Fathers world" in chinese. The meeting was closed by Mary Ann Kalbfleisch. The flowers in the United Church last Sunday were placed in memory of the late Mrs. George Clifton, of Brucefield, a former member of the Varna United Church. An Induction Service will be held in the United Church next Sunday for Mrs. Percy Johnston, who was electedto the Session of the Church at the annual meeting. The Service will be in charge of the pastor, Rev. Murdock Morrison. Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCly- mont visited last week with relatives at King City and Wil- lowdale. PAGE FIVE Consumers' I ��p • L news and views -fir 1.;01!rl 6 I *14 .,.... .w Pr• '.�i °oi 1 if Consumers Association of Canada 22--J The recent announce, ent of progress in the plan to introduce a voluntary system of care lab- elling for textiles is certaily good news for all consumers. Damaged fabrics have been a source of costly annoyance for many years. More recently, dry cleaners and launderers, as well as consumers, have been having a problem with many of the new synthetics because they did not know the proper way to treat them. So for all round better consumer -elation, informativecare labelling will be very welcome. To be fair, some fibre, fabric and garment manufacturers have tried to be helpful. They give very detailed cleaning instruct- ions on packages, wrappings or hang -tags, which --if they ever reach the consumer --are promptly detached from the garment and rarely associated with it again. For many years the Consumers' Association of Canada has been stressing that a more logical step would be to have the instructions permanently attached to the garment by mean,of a sewn -in label. The Association has been urging manufacturers to adopt a standardized set of symbols on a small label as a permanent reminder to the purchaser to dry- clean or wash, bleach or not as the fabric required. Neither con- sumers or manufacturers would want a large, oversized label but with the use of symbols, the consumer could get the message without any language problems. This type of care labelling has been i n use in Europe for quite some time now and has proven very successful. A Canadian Government Specifications Board committee has been working on a care labelling scheme for Canadian consumers for about six years. The committee is composed of representatives of all phases of the textile industry from fibre producers to retailers, as well as other interested groups --det- ergent manufacturers, launder- ers and dry-cleaners and memb- ers of consumers' Association of Canada. Progress has been made. Test methods have been established and standards set which every fabric must meet before it can be labelled with the symbol appropriate to that operation. The label will apply to the whole article not just the major component. If a garment is composed of two or more fabric each one must meet the requir- ed standard for the cleaning method rb ommended. This should eliminate the horrors of shrinking interlining, bleeding color in the trim, rusting but- tons or a disintegrating belt. The important point is that at approved method of cleaning household textiles can be pres- ented in a simple, clear symbol form and can be permanently fastened to the article to which it applies. In announcing the plans for the introduction of a voluntary system of care labelling for consumer fabrics effective next fall, Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Ron Basford urg- ed all consumers to support the new system of labelling. The three colors --red, amber Doting father to new baby: "Hi, there, Deductible!" and green --and the five -symbol system will employ woven or printed labels on clothing, yard goods and household textiles. The symbols will advise consum- ers on the proper procedure to use --how to wash, bleach, dry, iron or dryclean fabrics. Specifications have been rel- eased to the trade and an inten- sive program of fabric testing and preparation of labels will be underway in the coming year, the minimum period for achiev- ing implementation. Use of the labels is voluntary but improper use of the symbols will be for- bidden. Garment makers don't have to use this system --but more and more will do so if consumers ,r demand it. The new labelling scheme is not going to appear overnight, but consumers should learn abouth the symbol system in the meantime. When the care labels begin to appear, consumers should make it clear to the retailers that they want garments with the attached care instruction labels. If you are interested, write The Con - Sumer, Box 99, Ottawa, Can- ada, and ask for a free color booklet showing exactly what the symbols mean and how the system will operate. Ask for "Care Labelling for Textiles." Steer This Way BY LARRY SNIDER A Before you accuse your car of being an oil burner, rnake sure it isn't merely an oil LEAKER. Tire rotation means putting the spare on the right rear; right rear to left front which goes to left rear; left rear to right front, which becomes spare for next 6 months. Underwater parking: now under construction in Geneva, Switzerland is a 450 -car garage beneath the Rhone River. 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